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COMPARISON OF HUMAN
GEOGRAPHY BETWEEN FORMAL
AND INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS;
CASE STUDIES – KILELESHWA
AND KWA REUBEN WARDS
MUKIIRA ERNEST NJAGI
F19/1465/2010
SUPERVISOR: MR. B. M. OKUMU
Outline
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 Background
 Problem
Statement
 Objectives
 Methodology
 Results
 Conclusions
 Recommendations
Background
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Problem Statement
The
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need to know a place well in
terms of what type of people live
there in regards to their
demographics, education levels
(literacy), economic activities,
religion, political affiliations,
language, ethnicity and culture.
Objectives
 General
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Objective
To compare the human
geography between the formal
and informal settlements with
regards to Kileleshwa and Kwa
Reuben wards.
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Specific Objectives
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To compare and map the demographic
differences between the formal and the
informal settlements within Nairobi County.
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To compare and map the various forms of
employment between the formal and the
informal settlements.
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To compare and map the education levels
between the formal and informal settlements.
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To compare the urban geographical differences
between the formal and informal settlements.
Case Study Areas:
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Methodology:
Feasibility
Studies
-Project viability
Geodatabase
Design
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Data
Identification
and Collection
Data
Processing
-Data Evaluation
--Georeferencing
-Digitization
Results and
Analysis
Conclusions and
Recommendations
Data Capture
-Keyboard
Data
Preparation
Results: Demographics
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Demographics Cont’d…
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Demographics Cont’d…
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Demographics Cont’d…
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Social Geography: Education
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Social Geo. Cont’d…
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Social Geo. Cont’d…
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Economic Geography
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Economic Geo. Cont’d…
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Economic Geo. Cont’d…
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Urban Geography:
Aerial Photo of Kileleshwa
Ward(Part)
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Aerial Photo of Kwa Reuben
Ward (Part)
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Urban Geo. Cont’d…Street
layout: Kileleshwa
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Urban Geo. Cont’d…Street
layout: Kwa Reuben
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Conclusion
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There is higher population density and sex ratio in
Kwa Reuben than Kileleshwa ward.
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More males and females have attained primary
education in Kwa Reuben than in Kileleshwa.
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Economically Kileleshwa is more of a service
delivery ward (tertiary) while Kwa Reuben is more
of an industrial set up .
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Urban wise- Good house patterns (well spaced)
and road network in Kileleshwa than in Kwa
Reuben ward. More iron sheet houses in Kwa
Reuben than in Kileleshwa
Recommendations
Investing
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in infrastructure and
service delivery especially in
Kwa Reuben ward.
Planning for urban growth in
Kwa Reuben.
Proper birth control
measures.
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